Asia Cup 2022 Schedule, Squads, Indian Playing XI, Venue and Highlights

August 25, 2022

Asia Cup 2022 Schedule, Squads, Indian Playing XI and Venue

Congratulations everyone! there are only a few days left for the tournament we are eagerly waiting for. Asia Cup 2022 is all set to begin on the 27th of August.

And on 28th, we are going to see the grand match of India vs Pakistan. However, the rivalry between India and Pakistan is continued for years, but this time, it is going to be more interesting.

Because this time, India will seek revenge for our last match against Pakistan (T20 World Cup match). Apart from this, we are going to see a lot more action in this tournament. So, are excited about that?

And if you do, then must check out Asia Cup 2022 schedule, highlights, venue, squads and predicted Indian and Pakistan Playing XI for the upcoming match.

Asia Cup 2022 Highlights

via: Khel Talk

Asia Cup 2022 Dates	27 August 2022 – 11 September 2022
Administrator	Asian Cricket Council (ACC)
Host	Sri Lanka
Venue	UAE (United Arab Emirates)
Format	T20 International
Participants	6
First Match	27 August
Reward Money	2 Lakh US Dollars
Official Website	https://asiancricket.org/

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Asia Cup 2022 Schedule

via: ICC Cricket Schedule

Finally, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) announced its super six teams and the schedule of the matches. As contestant performers in International cricket, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka were already qualified for the tournament.

But now, the Hong Kong team is also qualified after beating UAE. Here’s the schedule for Asia Cup 2022.

Asia Cup 2022 Group Stage Schedule

The first part of the tournament is Group Stage, where the first six teams will play against each other. Here’s the schedule:

Match Date	Team 1	Team 2	Venue	Time IST
27 August 2022	Sri Lanka	Afghanistan	Dubai	7:30 PM
28 August 2022	India	Pakistan	Dubai	7:30 PM
30 August 2022	Bangladesh	Afghanistan	Sharjah	7:30 PM
31 August 2022	India	Hong Kong	Dubai	7:30 PM
1 September 2022	Sri Lanka	Bangladesh	Dubai	7:30 PM
2 September 2022	Pakistan	Hong Kong	Sharjah	7:30 PM

Asia Cup 2022 Super 4 Schedule

Top 4 best performers of the tournament will compete with each other in this part. Here’s the schedule:

Match Date	Team 1	Team 2	Venue	Time IST
3 September 2022	B1	B2	Sharjah	7:30 PM
4 September 2022	A1	A2	Dubai	7:30 PM
6 September 2022	A1	B1	Dubai	7:30 PM
7 September 2022	A2	B2	Dubai	7:30 PM
8 September 2022	A1	B2	Dubai	7:30 PM
9 September 2022	B1	A2	Dubai	7:30 PM

Final Match of Asia Cup 2022

Match Date	Team 1	Team 2	Venue	Time IST
11 September 2022	1st Super 4	2nd Super 4	Dubai	7:30 PM

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Squads of Participating Teams

via: Hindustan Times

India: Rohit Sharma (C), KL Rahul (VC), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (WK), Dinesh Karthik (WK), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Hooda, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan.

Standby Players: Shreyas Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Axar Patel.

Pakistan: Babar Azam (C), Shadab Khan (VC), Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Rizwan (WK), Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shahnawaz Dahani, Usman Qadir.

Afghanistan: Mohammad Nabi (C), Najibullah Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Farid Ahmad Malik, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Hazratullah Zazai, Afsar Zazai, Ibrahim Zadran, Karim Janat, Najibullah Zadran, Noor Ahmad, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Samiullah Shinwari, Naveen ul Haq.

Standby Players: Nijat Masood, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Qais Ahmed.

Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan (C), Anamul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, Mosaddek Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Sabbir Rahman, Mohammad Saifuddin, Hasan Mahmud, Afif Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Nasum Ahmed, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Ebadot Hossain, Nurul Hasan, Parvez Hossain Emon

Sri Lanka: Dasun Shanaka (C), Charith Asalanka (VC), Danushka Gunathilaka, Pathum Nissanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Kusal Mendis (WK), Bhanuka Rajapaksa (WK), Ashen Bandara, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Dilshan Madushanka, Jeffrey Vandersay, Praveen Jayawickrama, Chamika Karunaratne, Matheesha Pathirana, Dinesh Chandimal (WK), Nuwanidu Fernando, Dushmantha Chameera

Hong Kong Squad: Nizakat Khan (c), Kinchit Shah, Kinchit Shah, Aftab Hussain, Babar Hayat, Haroon Arshad, Aizaz Khan, Scott McKechnie (wk), Ateeq Iqbal, Ehsan Khan, Dhananjay Rao, Ghazanfar Mohammad, Wajid Shah, Yasim Murtaza, Mohammad Waheed, Ayush Shukla, Ahan Trivedi

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Most Awaited Match: India vs Pakistan

via: Cricket Pakistan

If you are an Indian, then you must be waiting for the match of India vs Pakistan. According to the schedule, the match will be played on 28th August at 7:30 PM. This time, both teams will continue their rivalry on Dubai’s ground.

If you are also curious to know the playing XI of the match, then you can check out our prediction here.